Any New Yorker can recall the days when we went upstate to various places. Here is one of the ways we got there and some of the places.
One of the major routes upstate was a large steamer up the Hudson on the Day Line, and they were grand boats. This included the paddlewheeler Alexander Hamilton.
Since it was firt constructed in 1915, many people from all over have flocked to the Bear Mountain Inn for vacation, or just a days outing. That was those who liked the rusticity of park architecture and the trees around the mountain that is rumored to be shaped like a bear.
We also headed for some time at the Rocking Horse Ranch, and the dudes got to ride like the cowboys on horseback. Saddle up pardner cause here you go again.
There were drive in movies in Lake George (to be specific the Fort George, and Lake George, Liberty, and many other places
Many New Yorkers found some solace in a little Catskill place called Kutsher's. It's still there for you to yell "fore" before you drive the ball.
Since the 1930s we have been heading for the Catskill Game Farm, to pet the animals, and have a fun day. It's still there for us to enjoy
Upstate and a little East was the fun and frolic at an old amusement park. Rye Playland is still in business as this country's only municipally owned amusement area.
We also went further upstate to the mountains that surrounded the majestic Lake George. It's here that you can still ride the Mohican II, and Minne Ha Ha of the Lake George Steamboat Comany like people have been doing for about a century, visit a fort, and, while its name has been changed to The Great Escape, visit Storytown. Plus, you can still take the trip to Ausable Chasm, and work with the rapids.
There are still Drive in Movies North of New York and the Bronx, there check them out on this click, or how about a nice diner, there are several of them up there if you click on them and they are in the East and West.
Even New York's favorite Ice Cream started upstate by a man named Tom, Main site and store history